diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/fbdev/src/fbdev.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/fbdev/src/fbdev.c
index fdaf5a44a..19efb18b3 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/fbdev/src/fbdev.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/fbdev/src/fbdev.c
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ static const OptionInfoRec FBDevOptions[] = {
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#ifdef XFree86LOADER
-
 MODULESETUPPROTO(FBDevSetup);
 
 static XF86ModuleVersionInfo FBDevVersRec =
@@ -162,8 +160,6 @@ void *FBDevSetup(void *module, void *opts, int *errmaj, int *errmin)
 	}
 }
 
-#endif /* XFree86LOADER */
-
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* our private data, and two functions to allocate/free this            */